Barrel or keg.



1.0. ELLINGER.

BARREL 0R KEG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-1Q, 1914.

Patented Sept. 12, I916.

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WITNESSES J. 0. ELLINGER.

BARREL .OR KEG. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-10.1914.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 WITNESSES JULIAN O. ELLINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNOR T0 W. TYSON ROMAINE, 0F

NEW YORK, N. Y.

BARREL OR KEG.

Specifieatio Lers Patent. Patented Smut 112 191% Application filedSeptember 10, 1914. Serial No. 861,003.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULIAN O. ELLIN'GER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough ofManhattan, city and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Barrels or Kegs, of which the following is aspecification.

One of the objects of the invention is to construct the body of thebarrel or keg of two materials, one preferably being veneer and theother sheet metal. These two materials are so arranged that the veneeris inside of the sheet metal, the former being under compression and thelatter under ten- S1011.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the top of the barreland the cover thereof that the cover may be quickly and securely held inplace yet may be readily removed without it or the body of the barrelbeing destroyed.

Other objects will appear from the hereinafter description.

Referring to the drawings, in which the same reference characterindicates the same part in the several views-Figure 1 is aside elevationpartly in section of one embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation partly in section of one end of the keg showing a differentconstruction of cover and means for securing the cover to the body ofthe keg. Fig. is a top plan view partly in section on line 3 of Fig. 2.Fig. t is a side elevation partly in section showing another embodimentof the cover and means for securing the. same in place. Fig. 5 is a topplan view partly in section of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectionshowing another construction of the cover and means for securing it inplace. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 6.

The part marked 10 reperesents a cylinder of veneer forming part of thebody of the barrel and 11 is the cylindrical shell of sheet metal,preferably steel, surrounding the same. This shell is rolled and themeeting edges are connected by riveting. welding or any other suitablemeans and the cylinder of veneer is so placed within the shell 11 thatthe veneer is under compression and the shell is under tension thuscausing the two members to fit snugly together. The relation between thesheet metal shell and the veneer lining is such, due to the fact thatthe shell is turned over the edge of the veneer body that under theaction of strains tending to produce stresses of tension andcompression, the shell will act in tension. while the veneer body actsin compression. The analogy is similar to that of reinforced concretewhere the steel embedded in the concrete under stresses due to bendingwill take up the tension, whilethe concrete takes care of thecompression. This arrangement makes a light but quite rigid constructionwhich will resistall ordinary blows and wear and tear. The metal shellis longer than the body of veneer and the ends 12 and 13 thereof in theconstructions shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, are turned over the edgesof the veneer to reinforce the same.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1. the metal shell at each end of thebarrel is provided with screw-threads 11 and 15.

The cover consists of a sheet metal disk 20 stamped in substantially theshape shown in Fig. 1, which is provided with a recess 21 to receive theedge of the body of the barrel. and the downwardly turned flange 22 isprovided with screw-threads 23 which, when the cover is in place, meshwith the screwthreads 1st or 15 on the body of the barrel. The cover oneach end can readily be put in place by screwing it on the body. orremoved by unscrewing it.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2, the shell 11 is provided with astamped up annular rim 16. and outside of the rim are stamped upthe'interrupted thread portions 17. leaving a space 18 between the rim10 and the interrupted thread 1'7. In this embodiment of the inventionthe flange 22 is downwardly extended so that the edge 2 thereof restsagainst the rim 16 when the cover is in place. This flange is alsoprovided with a series of interrupted thread portions 25 which mesh withthe interrupted thread portions 17 on the body of the barrel.

To secure the head in place it is slipped over the end of the barrel sothat the thread portion 25 thereof will seat in the blank portions 19.between the mutilated thread cline, the cover will be securely locked inposition and held tightly onto the body of the keg. A reverse motionwill disengage the thread portions and permit the cover to be readilyremoved.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4, the shell 11 forming the body isalso provided with the rim 36. The shell'is also provided with anotherrim 37 and there is formed thereby an annular seat 38. The downwardlyextended flange 22 of the cover is shaped at 27 to correspond with theshape of the rim 37, and the edge 28 thereof is turned in to fit in theannular seat 38. The

parts 27 and 28 of the downwardly extended flange 22 of the cover areslotted at 29. To

place and secure this cover on the body of the barrel, it is firstplaced over the edge of the barrel and then pressed down whereupon theinturned edge will snap in the annular seat 38, the slots 29 permittingthis to be readily accomplished. When the cover is in place a piece ofwire may be put around the inturned edge 28 and twisted tightly toprevent the cover from being accidentally removed. To remove the coverit is only necessary to remove the wire and pull the inturned edge27 outof the seat 28 by suitable means, whereupon the cover may be slippedfrom the body of the barrel.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6, the edge 42 of'the shell and theperiphery 52 of the cover 20 are overlapped as shown. In thisconstruction the coveris provided with an opening 53, and with anupturned screwthreaded flange 54 surrounding said opening. A cap 55 isprovided which has a down turned screw-threaded'flange or rim 56 whichmeshes with the screw-threaded flanges 54. The barrel is closed oropened by screwing or unscrewing the said cover 55. .To permit thisto bereadily accomplished the said cover is provided with the depression 58-to receive a suitable tool or .wrench.

It will be noted that in all of the constructions the edge a, of thebody of the barrel extends beyond the cover. By this construction anysudden or hard blow on the edge of the barrel will be transmitted andtaken up by the composite body of the barrel, and therefore, there isless liability of the barrel becoming injured. The turned I over edge ofthe metal shell 11 also protects the edge of the veneerv body,'and whenthe blow is received on the edge of the barrel,-the metal shell is putunder tension lon gitudinally and the thrust is taken up by the turnedover part 12, and thus the edge cover from being accidentally unseated.

The said annular seat 38 also receives the twisted ends of the securingwire 40 so that the rims 36 and 37 serve to protect the hand of the userof the barrel from being scratched or cut on the twisted ends of thewire bale.

- Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A barrel consisting of a cylindrical body portion of fibrous materialand 3. cylindrical metal portion surrounding the other portion, theedges of the metal portion being turned over the edges of the fibrousportion, the fibrous portion being under compression and the metalportion under tension, a cover consisting of a disk having an up-turnedrim to form a seat to receive the edge of the body portion having themetal portion turned there-over, the said cover having a downwardlyprojecting flange and a co-acting means on the body of the barrel andthe cover to secure the two together.

2. A barrel consisting of a body formed of an integral cylinder ofveneer and a shell of sheet metal surrounding and in contact with thesame, the veneer cylinder being under compression and the metal shellunder tension.

3. A barrel consisting of a cylindrical body portion of fibrous materialand a cylindrical metal shell surrounding the fibrous material, an edgeof the. metal shell being turned over and clamped against the inner sideof the body of fibrous material, the

former being under compression and the of the veneer cylinder, the shellbeing provided with an interrupted thread, a cover of sheet metal havinga downwardly projecting flange, said flange being provided with aninterrupted thread which engages with the interrupted thread on theshell.

5. A barrel consisting of a body formed of a cylinder of veneer, a shellof sheet metal surrounding the veneer, the ends of the shell beingturned over the ends of the veneer, the shell being provided with anannular rim, an interrupted thread, a sheet metal cover having adownwardly extendwomen :m zjimu ing flange, and a recess to receive theend of my hand at borough of Manhattan, city and the body portion of thebarrel, said down State ofNew Yor ,this 18th day of August,

wardly projecting flange being provided 1914i. V

with an interrupted thread to engage the in- I Y i O. ELLINGER.

terrupted thread on the body portion, the In presence of outer edge ofthe flange resting on said rim. ETHIEL D. BARON,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set JOHN J. RANAGAN.

